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The Five Best Karaoke Bars in Sydney

Check out our pick of the best places for belting out drunken renditions of 'Bohemian Rhapsody' in the wee hours of the morning.

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Spotify Music-Streaming Service to Arrive in Australia

Tap into a huge music library, containing millions of tracks, and share them easily with Spotify.

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The Concrete Playground Hot List

The very best of what's happening in Sydney this week.

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The Top Five Non-Stuffy Operas of 2012

Lately there's more than a bit of buzz about opera in Sydney, and it's all on the creative, experimental and accessible side of things.

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New Daft Punk Album to be Released in June

The rumours are true. Daft Punk has teamed up with Nile Rodgers for their upcoming album, said to be released in June this year.

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Homeless People Used as WiFi Hotspots at SXSW

BHH Labs introduces Homeless Hotspots, a controversial homeless employment initiative, at Austin's SXSW Festival.

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Vivid Ideas 2012 Program Announced

Vivid Ideas is the creative part of the extravaganza that is Vivid Sydney, and this year it's bigger than ever before.

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Vivid Live 2012 Line-Up is Here

Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Florence & the Machine, The Temper Trap, Janelle Monae and Amon Tobin added to an already stellar line-up.

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Match The Perfect Alcoholic Beverage To Your Music

Drinkify makes sure you'll never drink alone again.

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Vivid Live Announces Plans For 2012

Vivid Live has ditched the curator position and commissioned new work from Sufjan Stevens for its 2012 installment.

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Playground Weekender 2012 Cancelled Due to Flood Warnings

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a Flood Watch for the Nepean and Hawkesbury Rivers, which would put the festival at risk.

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Indie India: Aspiring Musicians Outsource Film Clips to the Subcontinent

With music videos becoming ever more complex and expensive, entrepreneurs in India are providing aspiring musicians with film clips at a reduced cost.

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Radiohead Announce Tour to Australia and New Zealand in 2012

This will be Radiohead's first Australian tour in eight years, and the band's first to New Zealand since 1998.

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Gorillaz team up with LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy and Andre 3000 from Outkast

Converse bring together three artists on the creation of one song.

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Win a Double Pass to Playground Weekender 2012

A four-day extravaganza in arguably the most gorgeous festival location near Sydney, Del Rio's Riverside Resort on the Hawkesbury.

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What Music Looks Like as an Object

German artist Martin Klimas endeavours to answer the question: 'what does music look like?'

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Gallery /// Concrete Playground at St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival 2012

Concrete Playground heads along to check out St. Jerome's Laneway Festival in Sydney.

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Concrete Playground Meets The Drums

Being The Drums means being one of the most hardworking bands around at the moment – since they skyrocketed in hype in 2009, The Drums haven’t slowed down, incessantly touring and releasing two LPs in that time. They’ve visited antipodean shores before, working the festival circuit and are about to do it for the third time – this time around for St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival.

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Win a Priceless Night Out with Florence + the Machine

Win the ultimate night out on the town for you and three friends.

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Concrete Playground’s Guide to Sydney Festival 2012

The reinvigorated Sydney Festival has completely transformed our city in summer and it’s made Sydney a truly amazing place to be in January.

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A Musical Guide to Sydney Festival 2012

The Sydney Festival has brought us some truly spectacular performers in years gone by, and this year's fanciful roster of artists brings another exciting bunch to Sydney in 2012.

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David Bowie’s Face Graces the £10 Note

The face of Ziggy Stardust is now official currency in the London suburb of Brixton.

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Feist, Chairlift and Laura Marling to Headline St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival 2012

If you like bands most people haven't heard of, then you will likely love the St. Jerome's Laneway Festival 2012 artist roster.

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David Lynch Goes To Crazy Clown Town

David Lynch releases a track from his forthcoming LP.

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